<p>@basedboy
My college gpa was 4.0. High school was 3.85. I was rejected from msb. But its a lottery school. And they take sat score into high account. I mean, u should apply! 
the app wasnt that long. Maybe u’ll get in! Good luck!! :)))</p>
<p>@maybelater. On the waitlist letter, they said send in supplemental information if you’d like; so yes, send in your final grades. Also, they do use the waitlist. I’m not sure how much, but according to an admissions officer I spoke to over the phone, they took people off last year. Good luck!</p>
<p>@basedboy: i had a 3.95. </p>
<p>I think admission would come down to essays and rec letters. I was waitlisted at a more competitive school and you can tell why through my essays. There were authentic subtleties that really put the essays on different playing fields. My georgetown essays showed how it was a good school for me. The other essay showed how the school was PERFECT for me. </p>
<p>I know there are posters who would disagree (hopestobeahoya sounds like the most perfect matchfor georgetown), but thats been my experience. Take the time to see how georgetown is PERFECT for you. It could only help.</p>
<p>Best of luck everyone!</p>
<p>Rejected from McD with a 3.9. Oh well, going to UVA.</p>
<p>I applied to MSB and got in. I have a 3.8 GPA and transfer from CC. I work 20+ hours a week, volunteer 5 hours a month, 2 clubs, 4.0 in all business courses, and an amazing essay. I’m not going boast, but my essay gave me chills every time I would read it. The essay is a make or break IMO.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you, goingforanobel. It was really nice getting to know you this past month. Please let me know what your plans are for the future. </p>
<p>@everyone else. Congrats to those who were accepted, and for those who were unfortunately rejected, please don’t take it personally. College admissions are so subjective that getting rejected to a competitive school like Georgetown isn’t a reflection of how smart or talented you are. As long as you continue to do well at whatever undergraduate institution you are at, you’ll definitely go far. As for the waitlisters, I’m sure discussion on this thread will diminish over the next month (it already has), but when you learn of the decision, please post it. I’ll be sure to post mine when I find out. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Haha, thanks HopetobeaHoya.</p>
<p>Please let me know how things work out for you! I’m currently waitlisted at my dream school as well so I can empathize 100%. As of now, my future plans are contingent upon my acceptance/rejection. I have some fairly good backup plans so I’m not freaking out too much. :)</p>
<p>When does Georgetown let the waitlisters know their final decisions?</p>
<p>I should find out in the next two hours (when my mail comes.) I’m fairly certain that I have been rejected, but I wish I could have just gotten an email from them the second they knew the wait kills. </p>
<p>Not to whine, but I have a job interview in twenty minutes, a final in an hour and a half, and then roughly 60 papers to “help” grade. (AKA in my sad attempt to get into Georgetown, I have managed to make myself overwhelmingly available to my instructors.) I don’t want to do that final while trying to deal with the rejection. </p>
<p>I know it sounds stupid, but the knowledge that I am actually rejected is very different from the thought that I am rejected. </p>
<p>My condolences to those who have been rejected, luck to those who are waitlisted, and HATE to frozenpizza who managed to reignite my hopes because we have exceedingly similar stats (kidding, congrats.)</p>
<p>@beautifulcold: I’m waiting for my decision in the mail today too. But I wouldn’t be so hard on yourself, especially if things don’t initially work out the way you want this time around. I also wouldn’t interpret ‘no’ as flat out rejection either. The term [reject] is obviously loosely thrown around on college admission forums like this but if you don’t get a favorable admission decision in the mail later on today, I wouldn’t go so far as to literally think of yourself as rejected.</p>
<p>You applied to a highly selective school with a very limited number of transfer spots. There are only so many spots available in any given major, thus the admission committees have no choice but to tell some of their best applicants: No</p>
<p>From your post above, I gather that you’re like many other Georgetown hopefuls on this forum and that you’re very smart, hard-working, and ambitious. I think there are plenty of other reputable colleges out there that would be hard pressed to find applicants with attributes like these. Of course, there are other factors (many far from in your control) but give yourself a little credit? ‘No’ is not the end of the world.</p>
<p>As far as Georgetown is concerned, the odds are not, and never were in your favor. But if you don’t get in this year, do yourself and your family a favor: don’t be so hard on yourself. Keep the commitments you made to your instructors – and yourself – by the time you read this hopefully you’ll know whether or not you did okay on your final exam?</p>
<p>I wish you and everyone else the best of luck. Don’t get discouraged if things don’t work out the way you want. Acceptance to Georgetown University is not the beginning, nor the end of the world.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>It’s been so long since I checked in here! I’m just posting to say that I got my letter today in the mail and I was waitlisted. Not as good as I hoped but better than I expected. I’m crossing my fingers but I wish everyone the best of luck no matter where they’re going to school next fall!</p>
<p>@Hopes - remember when you were writing a letter to express your continued interest? I’m writing one of my own now, and I’m just trying decide how much interest is too much. Detailing my knowledge of the inner workings of the Model UN group I would be a part of? Debating the merits of their 10 Year Plan? Listing specific classes I would take (beyond the requirements, like Map of the World)? I don’t know if I can condense my love for this school into a page or two, especially when including updates on my life and activities.</p>
<p>^Sorry, what is the 10-year plan? I’ve never heard of that.</p>
<p>[Campus</a> Plan - Georgetown University](<a href=“http://www.georgetown.edu/about/campus-plan/index.html]Campus”>http://www.georgetown.edu/about/campus-plan/index.html)</p>
<p>^Thanks!
@ashtona. I think the letter should be concise, so definitely don’t go past two pages–if you must even write that much, which I doubt. I think telling them why they should take you off the waiting list is what your letter should answer. So I’m not sure how the ten-year plan or the inner workings of the GU Model UN team will help answer that. If I’m not understanding what you’re saying, feel free to correct to me.</p>
<p>Soooo… anyone get accepted who isn’t going to go… :P</p>
<p>Hi, everyone! </p>
<p>I wanted to let you all know that today I received the decision regarding the waiting list in the mail. Unfortunately, I was not offered a spot in the incoming transfer class, meaning that I was rejected. </p>
<p>Since I received the decision that I was wait-listed, all I could think of was “how could they wait-list me? I mean, ‘I did so well at one of their peer institutions’ (those are their words, not mine).” Quite frankly, I really interpreted it as a slap in the face. Nevertheless, I truly am happy for everyone who was accepted and decided to attend, and I am looking forward to trying again for the SFS next year (a THIRD time!). </p>
<p>Being wait-listed has taught me one important, although I will admit cliche-sounding, thing about the college admissions process. I have no doubt that if I were to go to Georgetown, I would do very well there. But when you apply to selective colleges, the process can be very random, and a rejection from a prestigious university is not a sign of you lacking intellect in anyway. Most importantly, you are in no way defined by the university you attend–it really is the other way around. It is up to you to make the most out of your college experience.</p>
<p>I plan on SERIOUSLY taking my own advice and filling out more transfer applications next year. If anyone has any questions regarding my own experience or anything else, feel free to PM me. Good luck to everyone in the future, and I will continue to use and contribute to the College Confidential community.</p>
<p>hopestobeahoya, what peer institution to geroegtown are you going to?</p>
<p>^William & Mary. But let me say that I applied to the SFS, which is definitely the hardest school to get into. There were many kids w/ great numbers (4.0 GPAs, 2300+ SAT scores) who were rejected, so it is not much of a surprise. Nevertheless, it was still honor to be wait-listed.</p>
<p>is anyone still following this thread/has anyone gotten off the waitlist?</p>
<p>I’m a parent and was wondering the same thing as we have heard nothing yet.</p>
<p>Haven’t heard anything either. I emailed someone in admissions and she said we’d be hearing shortly. What school are you waiting on (MSB, NHS, SFS)?</p>